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Thought I would share this recipe. I just took final sample before putting into keg for conditioning, and i'm loving the overall characteristics of this beer. I've brewed this in the past, but added citra hops last 10 minutes. the result is a very subtle yet pleasant finish of fruit. i cant wait for carbonation and the first pour!

Looks like a nice one. I've never thought of Citra in an English Pale Ale, but I do think a restrained US hop fruitiness compliments the style when done right. My personal preference is hops with a stone fruit flavor (like Caliente or Meridian) to compliment the esters coming from the British yeast, but I bet Centennial or Amarillo would be nice as well.

Looks like a nice one. I've never thought of Citra in an English Pale Ale, but I do think a restrained US hop fruitiness compliments the style when done right. My personal preference is hops with a stone fruit flavor (like Caliente or Meridian) to compliment the esters coming from the British yeast, but I bet Centennial or Amarillo would be nice as well.

right...i had some citra left over from my belgium citra wit, and figured i would try a small amount at the end of the boil. first impressions are good.

Certainly an interesting looking recipe -- I guess that I never would have thought to use a late-addition of Citra hops in an"English Pale Ale." I am curious to hear how the hop aroma and flavor balances and plays off of the Maris Otter and Caramel/Crystal 60 that you used...

Had a NW adapted english bitter yesterday on cask at Falling Sky in Eugene. The cask was dry hopped with centennial and us goldings and it was wonderful. There was a note of citrus along with lots of floral flavors and it worked very well indeed IMO.

Looks like a nice one. I've never thought of Citra in an English Pale Ale, but I do think a restrained US hop fruitiness compliments the style when done right. My personal preference is hops with a stone fruit flavor (like Caliente or Meridian) to compliment the esters coming from the British yeast, but I bet Centennial or Amarillo would be nice as well.

right. i use wlp007 - i ferment on the cool side and not much esters produced by this strain IME. so i think the right hops with this yeast is important if youre interested in "fruit" shining thru.

No such thing as Citra in an English Pale Ale IMHO. You've Americanized it now.

A couple years ago I saw Citra, Galaxy, and Simcoe on handpump clips - in London! They are playing with hops too. I can't remember which one I had, it was not over the top, but different than the usual Fuggles Goldings ales.

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No such thing as Citra in an English Pale Ale IMHO. You've Americanized it now.

A couple years ago I saw Citra, Galaxy, and Simcoe on handpump clips - in London! They are playing with hops too. I can't remember which one I had, it was not over the top, but different than the usual Fuggles Goldings ales.

that's awesome - good info. i'm not sure why i tried it, just struck me as something that might be interesting and so, i took the plunge.